LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen
Yemen: LGBT+ Rights Index was -2.57 in 2019. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -2.57 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Yemen peaked at -0.9029 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.61, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 190th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9029 | — |
| 1992 | -0.9029 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.9029 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2.57 | +184.5% |
| 1995 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2.61 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | -2.61 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2.57 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2.61 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | -2.57 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2.61 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | -2.61 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.61 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.61 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.57 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | -2.57 | -0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -2.57 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.3901, 6.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -2.57 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.31, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.02 | -2.61 | -0.9029 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.58 | -2.61 | -2.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.58 | -2.61 | -2.57 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 187 Uganda -2.5 compare
- 188 Iran -2.5 compare
- 189 United Arab Emirates -2.53 compare
- 191 Saudi Arabia -3.48 compare
- 192 Nigeria -3.73 compare
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Yemen?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Yemen was -2.57 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9029 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.61 in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Yemen ranks 190th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.